diff --git a/math/abs/Makefile b/math/abs/Makefile
index 0406a261145c..0ce4780eedfc 100644
--- a/math/abs/Makefile
+++ b/math/abs/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	abs
-PORTVERSION=	0.6a
+PORTVERSION=	0.8
 CATEGORIES=	math
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.ping.be/bertin/ \
 		http://www.giovannelli.it/~gmarco/files/
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@ MAINTAINER=	gmarco@giovannelli.it
 
 USE_XLIB=	yes
 USE_XPM=	yes
-WRKSRC=         ${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/src
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/abs ${PREFIX}/bin
 
 post-install:
-	@${ECHO} "For the changes from previous version 0.5"
-	@${ECHO} "you can read the NEWS file in ${WRKDIR}"
-	@${ECHO} ""
-	@${ECHO} "There are also some examples (not installed) in :"
-	@${ECHO} "${WRKDIR}/Examples"
-	@${ECHO} ""
-	@${ECHO} ""
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "For the changes from previous version"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "you can read the NEWS file in ${WRKSRC}"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "There are also some examples (not installed) in :"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "${WRKSRC}/Examples"
+	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
+	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/abs/distinfo b/math/abs/distinfo
index 4c5752bbdf62..a4e9c44cbafd 100644
--- a/math/abs/distinfo
+++ b/math/abs/distinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MD5 (abs-src-0.6a.tar.gz) = 3c391e2ea78ac66e78a5153ca94e7234
+MD5 (abs-src-0.8.tar.gz) = 421faf4cc2f3a82907cfe012e35e3d37
diff --git a/math/abs/files/patch-aa b/math/abs/files/patch-aa
index a604e7d742e1..c249b8625313 100644
--- a/math/abs/files/patch-aa
+++ b/math/abs/files/patch-aa
@@ -1,43 +1,53 @@
---- Makefile.orig	Mon Apr  5 16:43:35 1999
-+++ Makefile	Fri Aug 11 07:31:39 2000
-@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
- ### Compilers, Programs and Flags
- #################################
- ### C Compiler
--CC		= cc -c 
-+CC		?= cc -c 
- /*CC		= cc -c -Aa -D_HPUX_SOURCE*/
--CFLAGS		= -I./pixmaps -I./Xpm -I./TextField-1.0 -I/usr/contrib/X11R6/include
-+CFLAGS		+= -I./pixmaps -I./TextField-1.0 -I$(X11BASE)/include
- 
- ### Fortran Compiler
- FC		= xlf 
- FFLAGS		= -qlanglvl=90ext
- 
- ### Linker/Loader
--LD		= cc 
-+LD		= $(CC)
- LDFLAGS		= 
- 
- ### Shell Command
-@@ -199,17 +199,17 @@
- ### Program Libraries #
- #######################
- 
--LIBS		= -L /usr/lib  -L /lib/X11 -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext -L./Xpm -lxpm ./TextField-1.0/*.o
-+LIBS		= -L$(X11BASE)/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext -lXpm ./TextField-1.0/*.o
+--- Makefile.orig	Thu Nov 16 04:59:20 2000
++++ Makefile	Fri Nov 17 03:29:05 2000
+@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
+ CURRENT_DIR = 	.
  
  
--SUBDIRS		= 	cd Xpm; make; cd ../TextField-1.0; make; cd ..
-+SUBDIRS		= 	cd ./TextField-1.0; $(MAKE); cd ..
+-SUBDIRS =	Xpm ABV X11 Kernel Plot Database Fig Interface X11/xedit SAMCEF 
++SUBDIRS =	ABV X11 Kernel Plot Database Fig Interface X11/xedit SAMCEF 
+ 
+ SUBDIRS2 =	ABV X11 Kernel Plot Database Fig Interface
+-MAKE =	make
++MAKE ?=	make
+ 
+ #for linux and aix LIBS = -L /lib/X11 -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext
+ #for silicon: LIBS = -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext
+ #for hp LIBS = -L /lib/X11 -L /usr/X11R6/lib -L /usr/contrib/X11R6/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext
+ #for netBSD LIBS = -L /usr/lib -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext
+-LIBS = -L /lib/X11 -L /usr/X11R6/lib -L /usr/contrib/X11R6/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext
++LIBS = -L${X11BASE}/lib -lXaw -lX11 -lm -lXt -lXmu -lXext -lXpm
+ 
+ #for hp DEFINE = -D_HPUX_SOURCE
+ DEFINE = 
+ 
+-CFLAGS = -O2
++CFLAGS ?= -O2
+ 
+ #for hp IncludeDir = /usr/contrib/X11R6/include
+ #for net-BSD IncludeDir = /usr/X11R6/include
+-IncludeDir = .
++IncludeDir = ${X11BASE}/include
+ 
+ #for hp Ccompiler = c89
+-Ccompiler = cc
++Ccompiler = ${CC}
+ 
+ all::
+ 	rm -f ./abs;\
+@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
+ 	if [ -d $$i ] ; \
+ 	then \
+ 	(cd $$i ; echo "making" all "in $(CURRENT_DIR)/$$i..."; \
+-	$(MAKE) TOPCFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) IncludeDir=$(IncludeDir) Ccompiler=$(Ccompiler) DEFINE=$(DEFINE) all); \
++	$(MAKE) TOPCFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" IncludeDir="$(IncludeDir)" Ccompiler="$(Ccompiler)" DEFINE="$(DEFINE)" all); \
+ 	fi \
+ 	done
+-	cc -o abs  ./Plot/*.o ./ABV/*.o \
++	${CC} -o abs  ./Plot/*.o ./ABV/*.o \
+         Fig/*.o Interface/*.o X11/xedit/*.o \
+-        ./Kernel/*.o ./X11/*.o ./Database/*.o ./Xpm/libxpm.a\
++        ./Kernel/*.o ./X11/*.o ./Database/*.o\
+         $(LIBS) $(DEFINE)
  
- ########################
- ### Additional Targets #
- ########################
  
- all:		$(OBJS) 
--		cd Xpm; make; cd ../TextField-1.0; make; cd ..
-+		cd ./TextField-1.0; $(MAKE); cd ..
- 		@echo "Linking $(PROGRAM) ..."
- 		@$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $(PROGRAM)
- 		@echo "done"
diff --git a/math/abs/files/patch-ab b/math/abs/files/patch-ab
deleted file mode 100644
index b017110723ca..000000000000
--- a/math/abs/files/patch-ab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- TextField-1.0/Makefile.orig	Sun Apr 11 09:23:53 1999
-+++ TextField-1.0/Makefile	Sun Apr 11 09:24:09 1999
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- # Makefile for widget demo programs
- 
- ATHENALIBS = -lXaw -lXmu -lXt -lX11 -lm
--CFLAGS = $(DEFINES) $(CDEBUGFLAGS) -I/usr/contrib/X11R6/include 
-+CFLAGS += $(DEFINES) $(CDEBUGFLAGS) -I$(X11BASE)/include 
- CDEBUGFLAGS =
- DEFINES =
- RM = rm -f
diff --git a/math/abs/files/patch-ac b/math/abs/files/patch-ac
deleted file mode 100644
index df2cd06bce34..000000000000
--- a/math/abs/files/patch-ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- widget_makerX11.h.orig	Sun Apr 18 16:50:18 1999
-+++ widget_makerX11.h	Sun Apr 18 16:51:08 1999
-@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include "param.h"
--#include "xpm.h"
-+#include <X11/xpm.h>
- 
- extern void mpst();
- extern void mcut();
diff --git a/math/abs/files/patch-ad b/math/abs/files/patch-ad
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c9cd4cb738e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/abs/files/patch-ad
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- X11/button.h.orig	Thu Nov 16 06:10:42 2000
++++ X11/button.h	Fri Nov 17 03:19:31 2000
+@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
+ #define WIDGET_BUTTON_H
+ 
+ #include "param.h"
+-#include "xpm.h"
++#include <X11/xpm.h>
+ extern int make_pixmap_from_data (Widget parent, char **bits, Pixmap * bm);
+ 
+ extern Widget
diff --git a/math/abs/files/patch-ae b/math/abs/files/patch-ae
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33cd135015c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/abs/files/patch-ae
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- X11/popnindex.h.orig	Thu Nov 16 06:10:42 2000
++++ X11/popnindex.h	Fri Nov 17 03:20:13 2000
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include "param.h"
+-#include "xpm.h"
++#include <X11/xpm.h>
+ 
+ extern void m_paste ();
+ extern void m_cut ();
diff --git a/math/abs/pkg-descr b/math/abs/pkg-descr
index c669ca3f66df..2f2dc555b652 100644
--- a/math/abs/pkg-descr
+++ b/math/abs/pkg-descr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ syntax as Microsoft Visual Basic.
 
 Author : Andre.Bertin@ping.be
 WWW: http://www.ping.be/bertin/abs.shtml
-Distfile:  abs-src-0.6a.tar.gz (270 kb)	
+Distfile:  abs-src-0.8.tar.gz (287 kb)	
 
 Ported to FreeBSD by:
 - Gianmarco Giovannelli (gmarco@giovannelli.it)